Sangha Education Center
Educating the whole-learner by inspiring an interconnected understanding of self, others, and the natural world through mentoring and stewardship programs
We provide interactive inclusive community classes and membership options open to the general public. In addition to offering group workshops and outings, there are Dungeons & Dragons and Lego events for young people in middle, high school, college and the workplace to explore interest areas, embark on new, creative learning experiences guided by passion-sharing adults while developing friendships with peers and mentors. Participants have the chance to build skills and cultivate leadership abilities, often taking part in advocating for people and planet at our center and in community partner locations.
Monthly Dungeons & Dragons sessions with Dungeon Master, Riley are an add-on to our Project Stewardship program. All teens and young adults are welcome to participate! This session we will be enhancing character development and levels so that all players are synchronized in preparation of next month's 3D character figure creation. As always the game […]
We are privileged to have artist Oksana Danziger with us again, this time to introduce program participants to Nuno Felting! Nuno Felting is a fabric felting technique developed by Polly Stirling, a fiber artist from New South Wales, Australia, around 1992. The name "Nuno" is derived from Japanese (布) and means cloth. This mixed media art combines wool with other fibers […]
We are excited to embark on another outing with our Project Stewardship teen and young adult group to the Nassau County Museum of Art for Our Gilded Age, an exhibit spanning the post-Civil War Reconstruction period through the advent of the First World War. The museum casts the glitz and glamour of the Gilded Age […]
Teens and young adults are welcome to join us to learn about the history, art and meaning behind Sacred Geometry. Sacred Geometry is often referred to as the “architecture of the universe,” found throughout nature, and understood as a deep philosophical concept in cultures around the world. There will be an interactive presentation where we […]
Monthly Dungeons & Dragons sessions with Dungeon Master, Riley, are an add-on to our Project Stewardship program. All teens and young adults are welcome to participate! As always, the game includes group storytelling and imaginative role play which takes on different formats and themes. Activity stations can be set up outdoors when warmer weather permits. […]
Our Project Stewardship teen and young adult group will embark on a local history journey at nearby Raynham Hall Museum, home of the Townsend family and those enslaved there during the Revolutionary War. Some were involved in George Washington's Culper Spy Ring. We will view the exhibit hall, be guided through this historic home and […]
Advocating, Celebrating, Educating! Women’s Diversity Network will hold its sixth annual Summit. This day-long event will include workshops, panels, and presentations on a variety of diversity-related topics. Throughout the day, there will also be multicultural performances as well as a luncheon that reflects the diversity of the day. Sign-in and breakfast start at 8:00am. Sangha […]
Monthly Dungeons & Dragons sessions with Dungeon Master, Riley, are an add-on to our Project Stewardship program. All teens and young adults are welcome to participate! This session we will be playing and utilizing updated characters and painting our new 3D models. As always, the game includes group storytelling and imaginative role play which takes […]
Sweetbriar Nature Center provides natural science education for Long Island residents of all ages and engages in native wildlife rehabilitation services. Our Project Stewardship teen and young adult group is excited to return to Sweetbriar for this SPECIAL EVENT… Annual Butterfly and Bird Festival and the seasonal opening of the Butterfly Vivarium. The day will […]
We now offer two simultaneous Dungeons & Dragons sessions with Dungeon Masters, Riley and Irvin which can be added seasonally to our Project Stewardship program. All teens and young adults are welcome to participate! This month we will create 3D characters with the Hero Forge application then to be printed by our Dungeon Master, Riley, […]
This month our Project Stewardship teens and young adults will return to The WaterFront Center of Oyster Bay, this time for a guided kayak tour along the coast of Oyster Bay. Single and double kayaks are available. Kayaking and paddling are low-impact activities that improve fitness, strength, and flexibility which can lead to cardiovascular benefits […]
Monthly Dungeons & Dragons sessions with Dungeon Master, Riley, are an add-on to our Project Stewardship program. All teens and young adults are welcome to participate! Our D&D game includes group storytelling and imaginative role play which takes on different formats and themes. We will paint & play with our new 3D characters! Activity stations […]